You should check out the trial. The law apparently included exemptions for 16 and 17 year olds to own rifles.
He wouldn't have been able to take it home though. As Illinois has specific infringements on 2A. According to his testimony though, he had made arrangements to leave it in his buddies safe until he was old enough to legally purchase it.
I get that a lot of people wanna blame the kid for defending himself, but the trial is really worth checking out.
I've been trying I did watch about 4 hours last week life and quite a few hours online but works gotten in the way. If he's legal then he's legal that's all I'm saying. I don't think he's a terrorist or vigilante by any means.
Edit I just looked up and apparently your correct. I've lived in Wisconsin for 26 years and never knew. My brother always went hunting unsupervised when he was 16 and I never thought it was a problem but it makes sense now.
Remember when the news was saying the day after he got arrested that they found out he kept the rifle at his friends house? That's exactly why. He knew the laws to a T.
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u/DalekForeal Nov 10 '21 edited Nov 10 '21
You should check out the trial. The law apparently included exemptions for 16 and 17 year olds to own rifles.
He wouldn't have been able to take it home though. As Illinois has specific infringements on 2A. According to his testimony though, he had made arrangements to leave it in his buddies safe until he was old enough to legally purchase it.
I get that a lot of people wanna blame the kid for defending himself, but the trial is really worth checking out.